Memorial Park Skating rink
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Formerly a ballast pit owned by New Zealand Railways, the Memorial Park area was developed as a recreational area from 1938 until 1954. Renamed Fitzroy Park, the eastern end of the park was beautified after being sold to the Palmerston North City Council, with the western side of the park being developed after WWII to commemorate those who served overseas. The entire area was renamed Memorial Park after an official opening on 3 December 1954. The Skating Rink area was developed in 1954.
This slide was likely created by David Evans of the City Council's Planning Office. M D (David) Evans was a planning assistant from 1955 to 1968, Deputy City Planner from 1968 to 1978 and Senior Planning Officer (Design and Development) from 1978-1988.
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Archive
- PNCC City Planning
- Relation
- PNCC7-8-3
- Date
- 1960s to 1970s
- Digitisation id
- 2025S_PNCC7-8-3_Evans_043710
- Format
- Slide
- Held in
- PNCC Archives
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Creation
- Created By
- D. Evans
- Place
- Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Object rights
- License
- By Attribution Alone